Severe weather sweeps through Western Pennsylvania: Strong storms, heavy winds
BIT OF ROTATION IN THOSE AREAS. WE’RE HOPEFUL THAT WILL CONTINUE TO FALL APART AS IT MOVES ACROSS AND OVER TO OUR FRIENDS TO THE EAST OF US. AND LET’S GO AHEAD AND WIDEN IT OUT, JILL, BECAUSE I THINK THAT’S I THINK THAT’S US. OKAY. AND THIS PUNXSUTAWNEY THIS IS ALMOST COMPLETELY OUT OF HERE. AND THERE’S THEIR HAIL RIGHT THERE IN CAMBRIA COUNTY AND MOVING OFF TOWARDS THE NORTHEAST. AND AGAIN, THIS IS MOVING VERY FAST. BUT LET’S GET IN AT GLEN CAMPBELL ONE MORE TIME. THAT’S THE ONLY THING I’M WORRIED ABOUT IS RIGHT THERE ARCADIA. YEAH. BUT AS FAR AS ROTATION, WE’RE GOOD. LET’S GO ONE MORE TIME TO THE ROTATION TRACKER. OKAY. AND THAT IS WINDING UP. SO. OKAY, SO I THINK WE ARE. I THINK WE I THINK WE ARE GOOD. THEY ARE. THEY ARE TURNING BACK TO TORNADO WATCH. SO I’LL PUT YOU OVER IN THAT AS WELL. OKAY. YEAH. WE’LL SHOW YOU. OKAY. SO THAT IS IT FOR THE LINE OF STORMS THAT IS MOVING THROUGH. INITIALLY THERE’S GOING TO BE A COLD FRONT COMING THROUGH. SO WE COULD STILL SEE SOME OTHER STORMS AS WE GO THROUGH THE AFTERNOON TORNADO WATCH. THEY’LL START CUTTING OFF THE COUNTIES ON THE BACK EDGE. WASHINGTON, YOU ARE OUT OF IT ALREADY, GREEN. YOU ARE OUT OF IT ALREADY. EVERYBODY OUT TO THE WEST. THESE WILL CONTINUE TO BE CUT OFF AS THOSE STORMS PROGRESS OUT TO THE EAST. IF WE HAVE ANY OTHER SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CUT IN AND LET YOU KNOW ABOUT THEM. AS FAR AS TORNADO WARNINGS, OBVIOUSLY WE WOULD CUT IN IF THAT WERE TO HAPPEN. SO WE ARE GOING TO WRAP IT UP HERE AT JUST ABOUT 2:00 AND AGAIN AS NEED BE. WE’LL COME ON. IF W
Severe weather sweeps through Western Pennsylvania: Strong storms, heavy winds
Updated: 3:00 PM EDT Mar 16, 2025
There is a small window through the early afternoon for severe thunderstorms as a cold front crosses western PA. Damaging winds are the primary threat. Activity will settle down this evening. Severe Weather Alert Day: Mid-day thunderstorms After a soggy morning, our focus shifts to quickly developing thunderstorms. Stronger storms will pop up in a hurry and race through the Pittsburgh area into the early afternoon. That is the Severe Weather Alert Day part of the day. Storms that turn severe will feature damaging winds as the primary threat. But there is also a low, but not zero, threat for a brief tornado.Even outside of thunderstorms will be a windy day with gusts up to 40 mph. Heavy rain is possible, which may result in localized flooding. One final wave of showers with isolated storms will cross from west to east during the late afternoon. Then we will dry out and settle down. By the time rain comes to an end about a half-inch to three-quarters of an inch of rain is expected across Western Pennsylvania. More: Read the alert for your countyInteractive radar: Track storms as they move through your areaLearn how to enable automatic weather alerts on the WTAE mobile appMore seasonable St. Patrick’s DayThe cold front will make it cooler on Monday, but more seasonable with high temperatures in the 40s. Clouds in the morning may squeeze out a stray flurry. Sunshine breaks out during the afternoon.Roller coaster ride into the start of springWe quickly warm up right back to 70 degrees by Wednesday. Our next rain chance is Thursday with a cold front that will cool us way down for the first full day of spring with Friday’s temperatures stuck in the 40s.TODAY – Severe Weather Alert Day: Rounds of rain with stronger thunderstorms between 8 AM and 2 PM. Windy, high: 66°.TONIGHT: Showers end, mostly cloudy and chilly. Low: 34°.TOMORROW: AM clouds, some PM sun. Not as warm. High: 47°, low: 32°.TUESDAY: Milder with sunshine. High: 65°, low: 48°.
There is a small window through the early afternoon for severe thunderstorms as a cold front crosses western PA. Damaging winds are the primary threat. Activity will settle down this evening.
Severe Weather Alert Day: Mid-day thunderstorms
After a soggy morning, our focus shifts to quickly developing thunderstorms. Stronger storms will pop up in a hurry and race through the Pittsburgh area into the early afternoon. That is the Severe Weather Alert Day part of the day. Storms that turn severe will feature damaging winds as the primary threat. But there is also a low, but not zero, threat for a brief tornado.
Even outside of thunderstorms will be a windy day with gusts up to 40 mph. Heavy rain is possible, which may result in localized flooding.
One final wave of showers with isolated storms will cross from west to east during the late afternoon. Then we will dry out and settle down. By the time rain comes to an end about a half-inch to three-quarters of an inch of rain is expected across Western Pennsylvania.
- More: Read the alert for your county
- Interactive radar: Track storms as they move through your area
- Learn how to enable automatic weather alerts on the WTAE mobile app
More seasonable St. Patrick’s Day
The cold front will make it cooler on Monday, but more seasonable with high temperatures in the 40s. Clouds in the morning may squeeze out a stray flurry. Sunshine breaks out during the afternoon.
Roller coaster ride into the start of spring
We quickly warm up right back to 70 degrees by Wednesday. Our next rain chance is Thursday with a cold front that will cool us way down for the first full day of spring with Friday’s temperatures stuck in the 40s.
TODAY – Severe Weather Alert Day: Rounds of rain with stronger thunderstorms between 8 AM and 2 PM. Windy, high: 66°.
TONIGHT: Showers end, mostly cloudy and chilly. Low: 34°.
TOMORROW: AM clouds, some PM sun. Not as warm. High: 47°, low: 32°.
TUESDAY: Milder with sunshine. High: 65°, low: 48°.
